Worms Synagogue
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Worms Synagogue is a historic Jewish house of worship in Worms, Germany, renowned as one of the oldest synagogues in Europe and a key site of medieval Ashkenazi Jewish heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Worms Synagogue canonical | 2 |
| Worms synagogue (historic) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4778660 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Worms Synagogue Context triple: [Worms, Germany, hasReligiousBuilding, Worms Synagogue]
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A.
Hurva Synagogue
The Hurva Synagogue is a historic and once-ruined, now reconstructed, 19th-century Ashkenazi synagogue in Jerusalem that has become a prominent religious and architectural landmark.
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B.
Remuh Synagogue
Remuh Synagogue is a historic 16th-century Jewish synagogue in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland, known for its Renaissance architecture and adjoining old Jewish cemetery.
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C.
Kupa Synagogue
Kupa Synagogue is a historic Jewish house of worship in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland, known for its richly decorated interior and significance to the city’s former Jewish quarter.
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D.
Oni Synagogue
Oni Synagogue is a historic Jewish house of worship in the town of Oni, Georgia, known as one of the oldest and most significant synagogues in the Caucasus region.
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E.
Abuhav Synagogue
Abuhav Synagogue is a historic 15th-century Sephardic synagogue in Safed, Israel, renowned for its ornate interior and association with Kabbalistic tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Worms Synagogue Target entity description: Worms Synagogue is a historic Jewish house of worship in Worms, Germany, renowned as one of the oldest synagogues in Europe and a key site of medieval Ashkenazi Jewish heritage.
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A.
Hurva Synagogue
The Hurva Synagogue is a historic and once-ruined, now reconstructed, 19th-century Ashkenazi synagogue in Jerusalem that has become a prominent religious and architectural landmark.
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B.
Remuh Synagogue
Remuh Synagogue is a historic 16th-century Jewish synagogue in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland, known for its Renaissance architecture and adjoining old Jewish cemetery.
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C.
Kupa Synagogue
Kupa Synagogue is a historic Jewish house of worship in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland, known for its richly decorated interior and significance to the city’s former Jewish quarter.
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D.
Oni Synagogue
Oni Synagogue is a historic Jewish house of worship in the town of Oni, Georgia, known as one of the oldest and most significant synagogues in the Caucasus region.
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E.
Abuhav Synagogue
Abuhav Synagogue is a historic 15th-century Sephardic synagogue in Safed, Israel, renowned for its ornate interior and association with Kabbalistic tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious building
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ synagogue ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rashi
ⓘ
ShUM rabbinical tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Ashkenazi tradition
|
| category | Synagogues in Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1034 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| denomination |
Ashkenazi Judaism
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashkenazi Jews
|
| destroyedIn |
Kristallnacht
ⓘ
November 1938 ⓘ pogrom of 1349 ⓘ |
| floorPlanType | basilica-like hall ⓘ |
| founded | 11th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Torah ark
ⓘ
bimah ⓘ courtyard ⓘ mikveh nearby ⓘ women's synagogue ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Hebrew inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite |
Worms Jewish Cemetery (Heiliger Sand)
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Jewish Cemetery (Heiliger Sand)
medieval mikveh of Worms ⓘ
linked to:
mikvaot (ritual baths)
|
| heritage | medieval Ashkenazi Jewish heritage ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural monument of Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
ⓘ
Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ Worms ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Judengasse, Worms ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| ownership |
Jewish community of Mainz (historically Worms community)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish community of Worms
|
| partOf |
Jewish community of Worms
ⓘ
ShUM communities ⓘ
linked to:
ShUM cities
UNESCO World Heritage Site "ShUM Sites of Speyer, Worms and Mainz" ⓘ |
| rebuilt |
12th century
ⓘ
after 1938 ⓘ post-World War II ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| reopening | 1961 ⓘ |
| significance |
major center of medieval Ashkenazi learning
ⓘ
one of the oldest synagogues in Europe ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Jewish prayer
ⓘ
Torah study ⓘ community gatherings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Worms Synagogue Description of subject: Worms Synagogue is a historic Jewish house of worship in Worms, Germany, renowned as one of the oldest synagogues in Europe and a key site of medieval Ashkenazi Jewish heritage.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Worms Synagogue